Trucks come off the meeting line at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018.
John Gress | Reuters
DETROIT – General Motors is as soon as once more significantly reducing production at its North American vegetation due to the semiconductor chip shortage, signaling the worldwide elements downside stays a critical subject for the automotive trade.
The automaker stated Thursday that it is including or extending downtimes at eight vegetation within the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Most of the brand new cuts are for 2 weeks, whereas production of its Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 full-size pickups in Indiana and Mexico is anticipated to resume after per week of downtime on Sept. 13.
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Other autos impacted by the brand new production cuts vary from its Chevrolet and GMC midsize pickups and vans in Missouri to the Chevrolet Trailblazer in Mexico and crossover production throughout North America.
“Although the scenario stays complicated and really fluid, we stay assured in our crew’s potential to proceed discovering inventive options to reduce the impression on our highest-demand and capacity-constrained autos,” the corporate stated in a press release Thursday.
